2. Career Achievements
Taken commercial digital marketing expertise and applied it to a recruitment environment
at RBS.
Project managed the build and implementation of the new RBS recruitment digital
marketing strategy including;
- launch of a new state of the art careers website with intuitive search functionality designed to match
visitor profile and site behaviour to available vacancies. The site is currently generating over 200,000
unique visits and over 16K registrations and applications per month.
Created a candidate talent pool of over 500K by integrating existing ATS system with a
recruiter talent filter and Unica CRM System. This digital integration enables RBS to
recycle candidates and consider them for more than one job role. It also facilitates a CRM
programme designed to keep candidates warm until a job becomes available through
regular job alert e-mails and Enewsletters.The talent pool will encourage direct hiring
which will reduce annual hiring spend with external job agencies (£40M in 2010).
Social Media job platform - designed to test the potential for social media as a recruitment
tool. Test pages set up on LinkedIn, Face Book, You Tube and Twitter to test social media
as a candidate attraction and engagement tool. The results remain inconclusive at present.
4. Global Careers Website
• Site behaves very much like a
dating site – it can either match for
you or help you do the matching
yourself
•Candidates can build a personal
profile, search, save, collect and
compare job information
• Site has intuitive job search
functionality. It utilises Amazon
style tools to provide more
relevant job recommendations and
matches
• Linked In style richer data
capture – the candidate provides
as much info as they choose
• CV upload – become a part of the
RBS candidate database without
applying for a role straight away
5. FT Top 100 - Bowen Cragg & Co – Bench Mark
Survey – July 2011
Survey measures website
effectiveness of FT top 100
companies.
RBS Careers web site
ranked equal 3rd in terms of
serving requirements of job
seekers.
Criteria used to judge the
site includes quality of
information provided,
central handling of job
vacancies and added value
features.
Barclays (14th), HSBC
(36th), Santander (80th)
6. Global CRM Programme
•Database of over 500K candidates built.
•Candidates receive regular personalised communications to via e-mail contact
strategy
•Less reliance on recruitment agencies which equates to a £6M per annum cost
saving.
7. Increased presence within
Social Media
Using social media to
Promote RBs Employer Brand beyond website
Attract new candidates
Enhance RBS digital footprint and support global
SEO and SEM activities
10. Career Achievements
Have played a major role in developing Hill’s digital
marketing and CRM capabilities.
A multi-channel approach (Vets, Pet Stores and
Consumer)
A number of new initiatives implemented and piloted
across several European markets including;
New European Websites
Puppy & Kitten and adult eNewsletter Programmes
Special Need Programmes
Vet Nurse Incentive and eCommerce sites
Digital and CRM infrastructure in place to move the
Hill’s brand on to another level .
11. New European Website
Launched in the UK in
October 2009
Rolled out to rest of
Europe in January 2009
800K unique visits
Over 50,000 pet owner
registrations
Information on pet care
nutrition and balanced
diet
12. Launch of Puppy & Kitten mini -
site and eMail Programme across
Europe
– 1 million visitors to date
– Over 200,000 registrations
– 15% of non-Hill’s users converting to
Hills after 8 months
● Launch of Vet Nurse Rewards
Programme
● has recruited over 7,000 vet nurses
to date
● over 50,000 pet owner registrations
Database of pet owners Hill’s can
communicate to at fraction of cost
of traditional media
– 47% of pet owners willing to
participate in a Hill’s pet care panel
Other Hill’s Achievements
13. Craftworks
On-line vet patient booking system.
Designed to collate pet patient details
and then forward to pet owners via e-
mail feeding regimes and pet care
reminders.
UK test across 30 clinics generated a
database of 3,000 pet owners in 6
months and sold additional £100,000
in prescribed specialist foods for sick
animals.
Pan European roll-out to additional
5,000 clinics to commence in April
2009. Estimate to generate additional
£20 million at 65% margin in 2009.
15. Career Achievements
Land Rover UK
Significant Impact on CRM
Performance
Successful integration of CRM in
to Land Rover above the line,
events and sponsorship activities
grew new vehicle sales enquiries
from 93,000 to over 200,000 per
annum
Sales doubled to over 20,000 units
per year.
Key site enhancements and a
ramp up of digital marketing
activities (including SEO & SEM)
trebled unique visitors to the Land
Rover UK site to 3 million per
annum.
Metric 2004 2005 2006 2007
Responses 93127 121279 168556 210654
Leads Issued 13648 25702 42918 51928
Web Visitors 1.8 2.3 3.1 3.6
Vehicle Sales 9490 10292 11450 20012
16. Career Achievements
Land Rover UK
Number of new initiatives
– Digital Contact Strategy
– Single Customer View System
– Customer Courtesy Call
– Loyalty Programmes
Improved Data Management &
Collection
– Data modelling
– Post Code analysis
– Lapsed customer regeneration
– Profiling & Segmentation
Agency Efficiency & Accountability
– More for less
– Award Winning Campaigns
– ROI and Results Driven
17. Customer Loyalty Programme
Designed to encourage existing
owners to stay with Land Rover.
Engaged Customers Regularly
during ownership.
– Welcome Pack
– Quarterly eNewsletter
– Bi – Annual Magazine
– Unique Website
– Annual Courtesy Calls
– Privileged news items
● Rewarded for their loyalty
– Free off Road Days
– Gala Event Invitations
– Competitions & Prizes
– Discounts off next vehicle
Results
– Increased membership 10,000 to
250,000
– Increased loyalty – 10% to 25%
– 80% loyalty amongst Range Rover
owners
18. Range Rover Sport Launch
“Range Rover with added Tabasco”
Campaign.
Main objective was to grow database of
high flyers likely to be interested in the
new car .
Get them out of their BMW or Mercedes
and in to Land Rover’s new Sports
Tourer
In conjunction with Craik Jones we
identified these high flyers through a
number of mailing lists.
They were sent a direct mail piece
containing information about the car, a
small bottle of Tabasco and an invitation
to one of several exclusive reveal nights
at trendy locations through-out the
country..
They would be the first to see the car
I hosted The Hemple Hotel event in
London.
300,000 mailings generated 25,000
positive responses.
1,500 orders generated by this campaign
19. Lara Croft Defender
Given task to coordinate development
and promotion of Lara Defender
Worked with Paramount Studios and a
number of internal Land Rover teams to
ensure development of car for film and a
version for sale to the general public as
a special edition.
Worked closely with UK and Global
Communications teams to support
dealers with an advertising campaign
during movie premier and launch at
cinemas throughout Europe.
UK doubled Defender Sales during film
launch period and still command a high
residual value amongst LR and Lara
Croft enthusiasts
20. Electronic Customer Enquiry
System
System designed to enable
dealer network to follow up
sales leads identified by LR
HQ CRM and DM activities
System forwarded “hot” sales
prospects to dealers and then
monitored progress through to
vehicle sale.
Generated 100% dealer follow
up and 1 out of 10 sales hit
rate.
Additional 5,000 vehicle sales
in first year of implementation.
21. Direct Marketing Awards
DMA bronze and silver for
Direct Marketing
Campaigns in 2005
Precision Marketing Award
for launch of Range Rover
Sport and Defender
campaigns in 2006, 2007
and 2008.
Finally a D&AD Yellow
Pencil Design Award for
Defender Campaign in 2006
23. European Launch of New Ford
Focus in 2004
Played a major role in coordinating
the launch across Europe.
I managed the go to market strategy
from Job#1 status to launch.
Managed launch teams to meet their
deadlines
Controlled launch vehicle supply
Developed launch strategy
communication activity with markets
& agencies
Updated senior management on
launch progress
One of the company’s most
successful launches.
Currently sell over 300,000 Ford
Focus cars a year in Europe
UK’s best selling car until 2008.
24. Pan-European
Communications Programme
Pan European Consumer
Communications Programme for Focus
New Brand Positioning for Focus – more
premium
Emphasis on improved build Quality to
compete with German Marques.
Higher priced vehicle
Start of current “Feel the Difference” slogan
Sold this concept in to Key European
Markets
– Reason behind New Positioning
– Agreement of communication elements
up front.
– Local agency creative kept to minimum.
Encouraged pan –European use of centrally
generated marketing materials and assets
so that local resources could focus on the
vehicle launch itself.
Result:
– New Brand Positioning
– Consistent look and feel across Europe
– Full use of marketing assets
– $10 million saving on Marketing Launch
Spend at market level.
26. Bi-Ethanol Fuel Focus
At a time of significant
financial constraint I
managed to secure funding
and resource for the
continuation of the ethanol
fuel program with New
Focus (C307).
Program generated $450
million additional revenue
over the next 5 years.
Sweden’s best selling
alternative fuel vehicle.
Now a Pan European
Programme
Main rival to Toyota Hybrid
vehicles
28. Turkish Brake Drums
I identified supplier – EKU
Fren Campana
Flew out to Turkey
Negotiated supplier terms
Reviewed quality and test
criteria
Reviewed suppliers credentials
Secured a contract for the
exclusive supply of brake
drums to UK
The Turkish drums enabled us
to offer an own brand range.
Significant competitive
advantage in the UK
Result - Incremental revenue
of $1 million per annum and
75% Margin
29. Contact Details
Address:
32 Sheringham Avenue,
Oakwood,
London N14 4UG
Telephone:
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Work – 01923 652821
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eMail:
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